It wasn’t long after the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the US-led war against Iran, that repercussions began to be felt across the world. Retaliatory strikes rained down on hotels and airports across the Gulf. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon reignited. Stock markets slumped, oil prices surged. Even as the Iranian diaspora celebrated the assassination of the supreme…Read More

It's hard to believe only four weeks ago the U.S., at the whim of Donald Trump, invaded Venezuela to snatch its leader Nicolas Maduro. The New York Times (free link) reports he thinks his strategy was a big success and intends to duplicate it in Iran: Mr. Trump’s decision to snatch Mr. Maduro from his bed, but keep the rest…Read More

JOIN OUR LIST Every week, People’s Action shares actions you can take online and with our member group Do you get tired of hearing that our country can’t afford health care, housing, and a healthy climate for everyone–while we can always seem to afford endless wars?  I know that I do. Thanks to the labor of working people of every race, gender,…Read More

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Pension funds are using average Americans’ retirement savings to fuel the financialization of our economy and concentration of oligarchic power in Wall Street’s hands. It doesn’t have to be this way.America’s public pension funds hold $6 trillion in assets. Wall Street is using them to bilk average working-class people and further enrich themselves. (Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images)Last…Read More

Last week, Quinnipiac University released a poll showing how Pennsylvania voters viewed their state leaders. One of the most remarkable findings was the standing of Democratic Senator John Fetterman. The topline takeaway for him was solid: 46 percent approved of his job performance versus 40 percent who disapproved. But the data beneath the surface was somewhat bewildering. Fetterman fared best…Read More

Kate Larose will not be able to participate in Vermont’s Town Meeting Day. Vermont is home to one of the oldest and most cherished forms of local election in the country: town meetings, a day-long form of deliberative democracy that reads as the antidote to authoritarianism. It’s the kind of American tradition the White House seems to be at war…Read More

For nearly a decade, Charlotte and north Mecklenburg have lived with the consequences of the I‑77 express toll lanes: unpredictable toll prices, community anger, and a transportation system that prioritizes profit over people. Now, as the new I-485 express lanes open in south Charlotte, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) wants to double down… The post I-77 South Toll…Read More